崔 (cuī) — (surname) a common Chinese surname; (bound form) towering, lofty (in classical/literary compounds)
Definition
崔 (cuī) is mainly known as a common Chinese surname. As a bound morpheme in literary compounds it means 'towering, lofty' (e.g. 崔嵬), but in modern usage you'll almost always see it as a name.
bound form
(surname) a common Chinese surname(bound form) toweringlofty (in classical/literary compounds)
Examples
- 崔。cuī Lǎo shī shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de lǎo shī.Mr./Ms. Cui is my favorite teacher.
- 崔。Wǒ zuó tiān jiàn dào le xiǎo cuī.Yesterday I met Little Cui.
- 崔巍。Yuǎn fāng de shān fēng cuī wēi zhuàng lì.The distant mountain peaks rise towering and magnificent.
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